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Apple Music reveals its full list of the Best 100 Albums of all time
Has your favourite made the cut?
71% of the top 100 Spotify artists in the UK are "self-taught", but is that really so surprising?
Stats are indicative of the fact that you no longer need to be able play an instrument to make music
James Blake launches Vault, a direct artist-to-fan streaming platform for unreleased music: "The concept of subscribing to an artist directly can change the game"
"I wanted to find a way for musicians to make money directly from the music they make"
“When it’s good, it’s very good indeed, and we have to remind ourselves that we’re playing on a sub-$/£400 kit”: Alesis Nitro Max review
With all-mesh heads, sounds from BFD and wireless connectivity, the Alesis Nitro Max looks set to take on the beginner e-kit market
Scientists explain why Seeb's remix of I Took A Pill In Ibiza has racked up 1.7 billion Spotify streams: it's all down to "micro-rhythmic nuances", hard work... and playing left-handed
Norwegian production duo Seeb discovered the ideal amount of swing quantisation and now have one of the biggest ever hits on Spotify
“It covers my utilities bill”: German electronic musician Hainbach reveals how much his 1 million Spotify streams earned him in 2023
“Bandcamp or coming to a live show is still the best way to support me and other artists,” he confirms
Spotify's decision to stop paying royalties on less popular tracks is "discriminatory and exploitative", says competition law expert
Others have suggested that the move indicates Spotify may eventually begin charging artists to host their music on the platform
Spotify's new rules mean that over half of all songs on the platform won't be eligible for royalty payouts, according to reports
Tracks racking up less than 1000 streams annually won't earn a single cent in royalties under the new model
Universal and Deezer launch new "artist-centric" streaming royalty model that rewards popular artists: "This is the most ambitious change to the economic model since the creation of music streaming"
The new model awards higher payouts to so-called 'professional artists' with an established fanbase
